Spare Thoughts on “Joker:” Identity, Sanity, and Evil
[Spoilers] My first reaction to Joker was to its qualities as a story -- specifically as a Greek tragedy. This, I think, is the primary and best face of the…
Enjoying Joker
I decided to do a short video on everyone's new favorite movie to talk about. There are already hundreds of breakdowns, analyses, and comparisons out there, so instead of doing…
Whiteness and Oppression: Identifying The Motte-Building Equivocation
In philosophy, calling two things by the same name is "equivocation." This is often done accidentally, but sometimes it is done intentionally either to avoid committing oneself (ambiguity) or to…
Christianity and Honor
Apologies to everyone who has been patiently waiting for the newest book. It is still undergoing some edits, which is taking longer than I expected. I am no longer comfortable…
Christianity is the Original Conservatism
Vox Day has been on the warpath against conservativism for quite some time. Interestingly, he recently found a passage from the late 19th century showing that his complaint has been…
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Ellie Goulding's new hit "Hate Me" touches on an interesting subject related to hatred in the context of romantic relationships. It is a topic I didn't address in my book In…
Can Values be “True?”
Despite my disagreements with Dr. Peterson, I am in many ways glad that he came into the public scene. First, he introduced people to Joseph Campbell, Nietzsche, Jung, and other…
In Defense of Riding Motorcycles
When I initially picked up my '78 CB750, it was just a mechanical project. I wasn't particularly handy with a wrench, and I wanted to fix that. Read enough Crawford…
Podcast on Christianity
I had the pleasure of chatting with Augustus Invictus today about Christianity -- specifically, on my upcoming book attacking Christianity. It was a great conversation which covered a fair bit…
How to Delete Steam in 7 Easy Steps
Some people really enjoy video games and consider them a hobby. (Everyone's got a hobby and I'm not here to bash video games in that capacity.) But for some people,…